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• Recommended name:
  60 kDa chaperonin, chloroplastic
  Alternative name(s):
  GroEL protein

  Protein Cpn60
• Recommended name:
  60 kDa chaperonin
  Alternative name(s):
  GroEL protein

  Protein Cpn60

<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/names%5Fand%5Ftaxonomy%5Fsection">Names and taxonomy</a> section indicates the name(s) of the gene(s) that code for the protein sequence(s) described in the entry. Four distinct tokens exist: 'Name', 'Synonyms', 'Ordered locus names' and 'ORF names'.<p><a href='/help/gene_name' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Gene nameⁱ

• Name:groL, Synonym:groEL

<p>This section provides information on the location and the topology of the mature protein in the cell.<p><a href='/help/subcellular_location_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Subcellular locationⁱ

• • Plastid
• • Cytoplasm

<p>This subsection of the 'Family and domains' section provides information about the sequence similarity with other proteins.<p><a href='/help/sequence_similarities' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequence similaritiesⁱ

• Belongs to the chaperonin (HSP60) family.

<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/function%5Fsection">Function</a> describes the function(s) of a protein.<p><a href='/help/function' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Functionⁱ

• Prevents misfolding and promotes the refolding and proper assembly of unfolded polypeptides generated under stress conditions.

<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/interaction%5Fsection">'Interaction'</a> section provides information about the protein quaternary structure and interaction(s) with other proteins or protein complexes (with the exception of physiological receptor-ligand interactions which are annotated in the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/function%5Fsection">'Function'</a> section).<p><a href='/help/subunit_structure' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Subunit structureⁱ

• Oligomer of 14 subunits composed of two stacked rings of 7 subunits.

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• ATP-binding
• Chaperone
• Nucleotide-binding
• Cytoplasm

<p>The <a href="http://www.geneontology.org/">Gene Ontology (GO)</a> project provides a set of hierarchical controlled vocabulary split into 3 categories:<p><a href='/help/gene_ontology' target='_top'>More...</a></p>GO (Gene Ontology) termsⁱ

• GO:0005524 ATP binding
• GO:0042026 protein refolding
• GO:0051082 unfolded protein binding
• GO:0009507 chloroplast
• GO:0005737 cytoplasm